Beatrix Potter was a woman way ahead of her time, an entreprenuerial genius, at a time when women weren't allowed to vote or attend business meetings. Which makes her success as a writer of children's fiction all the more remarkable.
Her love of and commitment to the Lake District is part of the reason this most beautiful part of our countryside has been preserved for posterity.
Her beautiful water-colour illustrations from the Peter Rabbit series first published over 100 years ago, showed a remarkable talent. the most famous of which are depicted below in our range of Flemish tapestry cushion covers, draught excluders and throws.